Paid Why invest in the health and wellness of my team?
May 4, 2021 CAA Insurance CompanyThis past year has tested everyone’s resilience, positivity, patience and productivity. Most have had to work differently – at home, balancing the kids, home cooking and virtual meetings. It is understandable that some people’s overall wellness may have suffered. Gyms…
Paid Simple ways to help customers avoid water-related losses
April 1, 2021 Economical Mutual Insurance CompanyAccording to the Insurance Bureau of Canada, catastrophic losses add up to around $2 billion every year, most of which is due to water damage. Shawn Little, Director of Technical Property and Catastrophe at Economical Insurance says that the…
Paid Are we Ready for AI in Automotive Claims? 76% of Consumers Say Yes.
February 22, 2021 Solera | CanadaWhether most people realize it or not, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is something we all come into contact with on a daily basis. One of the most cited examples is, of course, Netflix and its ability to serve up shows,…
Paid A NETWORK TO RELY ON
January 6, 2021 Lorie J. Phair, CCIB, CIPA hard market. A pandemic. The fast pace of technology and consolidation. Remaining independent in today’s marketplace is a tough ask of brokers. Thankfully, there’s a way to keep your brokerage and level the playing field… More than ever,…
Paid On the move – the future of Mobility in an ever-changing world
December 23, 2020 Liberty Mutual CanadaEmerging technologies and the COVID-19 pandemic have propelled the need for carriers to develop new ways of insuring the future of transportation. COVID-19, in particular, has highlighted how transportation and mobility patterns can change in an instant. For example, as…
Paid Drastic Times and Drastic Measures: Keeping Businesses Running during the Age of the Coronavirus
December 14, 2020 Sara AmetranoThe COVID-19 virus has had a tremendous global impact. Throughout the world we’ve witnessed international borders shutting down to visitors, businesses ceasing operations and a significant hit to the economy. Some businesses have managed to maintain operations through remote working…
Paid Working from Home: Cybersecurity and the Remote Worker
December 1, 2020 Trisura Guarantee Insurance CompanyIn these times of social distancing and working from home, it’s become even more crucial to ensure strong cybersecurity measures are in place for you and your business. Working from home can pose its own challenges and takes adjusting to;…
Paid More Information, Better Decisions for Insurers
October 20, 2020 by karenDid you know that in the U.S., 130 of the top 150 insurance carriers use CARFAX vehicle history data to improve underwriting and boost claims efficiency? In fact, CARFAX vehicle history data has proven to be highly correlated with loss…
Paid How can we change the conversation about Catastrophe risk?
September 30, 2020 Carol Jardine, President of Canadian P&C Operations, Wawanesa Insurance“On the eve of 9/11, the risk of a terrorist attack was probably the furthest thing from most people’s minds. If someone had told investors there was a 1-in-100 chance that a catastrophic terrorist attack would occur in any year…
Paid What brokers want from their carriers during the pandemic
September 23, 2020 Liberty Mutual CanadaAs COVID-19 changes the world, brokers need carriers that will change along with it. For brokers, successful carriers during and beyond the global pandemic will be the ones excelling at the three ‘As’ — accessibility, agility and authority (underwriting). And…
Paid “Dark Clouds on the Horizon” The Impact of Nuclear Verdicts on Canadian liability insurance
June 8, 2020 AXA XLIt is widely acknowledged that the United States has a more litigious environment than Canada. However, the rise of recent jury awards in the United States, dubbed “nuclear verdicts”, will have a greater impact on Canadian companies that operate in…
Paid Catastrophe Response – The New Norm?
May 7, 2020 Skip McHardy – EVP of CRU GROUPBetween the industry’s digital disruption and now the practicing of social distancing related to COVID-19, the processes of a catastrophe response, both field and desk adjusting, are undergoing significant changes. Newly adopted changes have been beneficial to the industry by…